4G and NBN rollouts drive ICT spending: IDC
The NBN and 4G rollouts in Australia are driving ICT spending within the communications and media sector, according to analyst firm, IDC.
The NBN and 4G rollouts in Australia are driving ICT spending within the communications and media sector, according to analyst firm, IDC.
Organisations need to adopt established and emerging channels to ensure competitive advantage in the marketplace, improve the efficiency of business processes and provide better services and innovative products to customers, according to research firm, Ovum.
Digital consumers worldwide are starting to tire of their personal data being collected across the Internet, according to research firm, Ovum.
Retail banks will see IT spend grow 3.4 per cent globally, reaching $US118.6 billion in 2013, according to research firm, Ovum.
Annual sales promotions running over the post-Christmas and New Year period generated significant consumer interest but many retail websites were unable to cope with the associated increase in traffic, according to a recent study by software vendor, Borland.
The five forces of post-digital affecting Australian business are Cloud, mobile beyond smartphones and tablets, social, analytics and cyber defence.
Australian ICT employees are taking on more responsibilities and bigger workloads, but they don’t feel they are being adequately rewarded for their efforts, claims recruitment specialist, Hudson.
The conversations around Cloud services in Australia are changing, and it is no longer just about IT, says research firm, IDC.
There's a new generation of mobile-centric consumers, and their interaction with multiple connected devices while also watching TV is offering opportunities for business, according to professional services provider, KPMG.
Datacentres and Cloud services are easy victims and especially attractive security targets, according to network security and management vendor, Arbor Networks.
Sentiment surrounding Big Data vendors remained positive last year, despite sceptics’ suggestions that the subject was over-hyped, according to independent research firm, Ovum.
Businesses that are slow to support BYOD or constrained by a device-centric approach may deal with greater challenges, including the risk of being left behind from a competitive standpoint, according to Dell Quest Software.
New research by global payments and technology company, MasterCard, has revealed that increasing tax on online purchases is unlikely to have an adverse effect on Australian shopping habits.
It is likely that 2013 will be the year of the device. The number of smartphone shipments will reach nearly two billion, and the smartphone-tablet hybrid will gain popularity in Australia, according to consulting firm, Deloitte.
According to a study by Coleman Parkes Research, commissioned by HP, while 100 per cent of Australian businesses and technology executives (who participated) see IT performance measurement as a critical tool, only 59 per cent are using this measurement data to help inform decision making.